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자석

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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자석(磁石) (jaseok, magnet).

Sino-Korean word from 磁石 (magnetite).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaseog
McCune–Reischauer?chasŏk
Yale Romanization?cāsek

Noun

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자석 (jaseok) (hanja 磁石)

  1. magnet

Etymology 2

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Noun

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자석 (jaseok)

  1. Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Jeolla dialect form of 자식(子息) (jasik, child)